Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 429 › Conversation 429-025
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive operations
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 9:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call via the White House operator to discuss administrative logistics or secure communications. The conversation focuses on establishing a direct line of contact during evening hours in the Old Executive Office Building. This interaction reflects the President's ongoing efforts to maintain controlled oversight of internal communications during a period of intense political pressure.
- White House communications
- Executive operations
- Presidential security
- Administrative protocols
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 429-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 429-025 Date: April 19, 1973 Time: 9:54 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 038-127]
Also recorded on April 20, 1973
- 429-022 8:26 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. Wilson, Frank H. Strickler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:26 pm to 9:32 pm.
- 038-124 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
- 038-125 9:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
- 429-023 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
- 038-126 9:37 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 429-024 9:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 038-127 9:54 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:54 pm.
- 903-001 8:15 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 429-025, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/429-025 (accessed October 5, 2026).